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Peace News #2450 March - May 2003

Ten million stand up for peace Hammers away! Navy drops 200,000 pounds of bombs on Vieques Ethiopia risks mass starvation Tribal leader killed in attempt to re-occupy land Protest against FGM AIDS in Africa

Jo Wilding, Poor taste in music is no excuse for bombing Ayse Gul Altinay, Turkey rallies against war

Daniel Garay, The alternative Andreas Speck, Support conscientious objection in Israel

Franco Perna, Palestine from the inside Michael Shank, Prophets in Pakistan Michael Shank, Becoming a Prophet

Facing our challenges AH Cemendtaur, Learning the ropes of peace activism Gordon Clark, Nonviolent resistance to war in America Elke Steven, Resist, resisting the war on Iraq Keith Goddard, View from Zimbabwe David McKenzie, Seeing links and opportunities Subhadip Mukherjee, Towards a peaceful world: a student's perspective Mao Valpiana, View from Italy Ucha Nanuashvili, Developing resources for change Ruth Hiller and Sergeiy Sandler, Broadening the concept of resistance in Israel Jung Min Choi, Shouting in the name of women "put your sword back into its scabbard" Molly Morgan, Countering the pro-war campaign

Ted Glick, Realistically visionary () Alex Plows, The problem with coalitions () Brian Martin, Rallying support

Milan Rai with a chapter by Noam Chomsky, War Plan Iraq: 10 Reasons Why We Shouldn't Launch Another War Against Iraq Gore Vidal, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace: How we got to be so hated - causes of conflict in the last empire Pilar Aguilera and Ricardo Fredes (eds), Chile: the Other September 11 William Kunstler, Politics on trial Grant Wakefield/Various, The Fire This Time: Deconstructing the Gulf War - a permanent record of the fate of Iraq and a guide to the language of mass media propaganda Susan Hawthorne and Bronwyn Winter (eds), September 11, 2001: Feminist Perspectives The Good Shopping Guide Steven Schofield, Peace and Prosperity: Transition from Permanent Military Economy to Advanced Civil Economy Jillian Edelstein, Truth and Lies, stories from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa Trudy Govier, Forgiveness and Revenge

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